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Washington Nationals add Josh Harrison to the mix: “I think he’ll fit right in.” - Davey Martinez

Josh Harrison and his family were on the way home to Cincinnati from Philadelphia, where he’d been in camp before he requested his release when he learned he would not make it onto the Phillies’ 30-Man Opening Day roster.

Harrison, 33, and a veteran of nine seasons, had another job lined up, but Washington’s Nationals called and they wanted him on their big league roster, so he told his agent to make it happen.

“I was actually prepared to sign with another team,” Harrison explained when he spoke with reporters in the nation’s capital moments before his contract with the club was announced.